Newport on the Levee

We planned a fun day out and had our sitter Janine stay with Mitchell for the afternoon. We headed to Newport on the Levee, an entertainment area in town, with my first Groupon in hand. $20 for unlimited game play at Gameworks. We have never played so many video games in one day...we definitely got our money's worth. We also found time to get in a round of bowling, eat and see the sights. Luke even found his way to participating in a strolling magic act. Mitchell had a good day too. He seemed to feel better and his sore has improved. But today I found him having had a bloody nose during the night. What a mess. Here are some photos from yesterday. I spared you one of how I found Mitchell this morning!

Happy Thanksgiving!

One of my favorite things we did this year is to tell each other what we are thankful for in each other. Luke was excited for his turn to give thanks and to hear our thanks. He told me he's thankful I know so much and can teach him things. To Mitchell he said he was thankful Mitchell is such a good boy. He's also thankful for how daddy plays with him.

Speaking of Mitchell, we've been a little caught up in various maladies. First he has his 2nd pressure sore, that's the new way of saying bedsore. When you are in a wheelchair and can't move well, they are common, but so important to quickly remedy. With new bed and chair padding, bandages and creams - the sore is healing slowly. In addition to the sore, he has seemed off, but not terribly sick. It took a fever to get him to the doctor where we found out he has pneumonia and a sinus infection. Triple threat going into Thanksgiving, but overall he's been a trouper.

We had a delightful time at Chris' sister's home Thanksgiving morning, then all grandparents were over in the afternoon for dinner. It's fun when all the grandparents are together. All of them were born in 1938 and they told stories about their favorite Thanksgiving day memories. It's a great memory now for us! Grandpa Browning's tale of having to wait until pickled tongue arrived from Aunt Kitty won't be forgotten that's for sure! These aren't the best shots taken from my cell phone, but still wanted to share them...

It was so beautiful out Friday, we went out late in the afternoon for a holiday walk in nearby downtown Milford. Some of our adventure along the streets captured below:

Halloween 2011, Etc.

We are slowly getting back to a normal routine since football ended last Saturday. Football was for sure consuming, challenging, exhilerating and full of learnings. Luke went from disliking the whole thing to playing every game and making the best of it. Not his favorite sport, he remained committed and kept getting better. We are so proud of him!

Best of all, his 5-6-7 yr old team that only played 7 yr old teams actually won its last game. I cried! We celebrated the end of the season with an overnight at Great Wolf Lodge that has an indoor waterpark. Our little cub sure had fun there.

Then it was Halloween. We live on a short street, so we go to our friends' house who live on a street where they really spook it up. Mitchell dressed up like a pirate and Luke was a "Ice Wolf Ninja". What exactly is an "Ice Wolf Ninja"? We don't know but he loved the way it looked at the costume store. It's his favorite costume so far.

Our friends' boys had great costumes - one a happy Darth Maul, one a rocker zombie and one the cutest Scooby Doo ever.